The Millions: T.V. Party Tonight!
Indie as a term of production might be losing its relevance, but there still exists a real counterculture, or at the very least, a shadow culture, in America. It exists because there persists in being a mainstream to position itself against. Mad Men markets and presents itself as television for the discerning viewer. It’s exactly what was missing during Black Flag’s heyday (It’s hard to imagine them making the song with The Wire! thrown into a chorus). It’s the latest in a line of such shows, almost always on cable (often on premium cable), that garner critical praise and inspire internet memes by the dozen, but don’t nearly that big a dent in the consciousness of the average American.
